| Camp Merritt | |
|---|---|
| Part of Department of California | |
| San Francisco | |
 Transport Indiana receiving troops and freight at Pacific Mail Docks, 1898. | |
  Camp Merritt | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′35.51″N 122°27′42.89″W / 37.7765306°N 122.4619139°W |
| Site history | |
| In use | May 1898 – August 1898 |
Camp Merritt, California was a U.S. military camp used for the quartering and preparation of American troops destined for the Philippines during the Spanish–American War. Formerly a racetrack, it was named for General Wesley Merritt, the commanding general of the U.S. Voluntary Army forces and the Eighth Army Corps. The camp was located in San Francisco, California in an area approximately bounded by what is now Point Lobos Avenue (Geary), Fulton Street, First (Arguello) Avenue and Sixth Avenue.[1]
- ^ "Spanish American War Camps". USGenNet. Retrieved September 20, 2020.